A candleholder in the form of an ibis stalking amongst some shoots.

It doesn’t get much hotter than an Egyptian sun, but the young scribe had been tasked with fetching some water from the river. As he knelt by the water, he suddenly noticed a curious ibis, peering at him from the rushes. Surely this was a good omen.

The African Sacred Ibis is a most serious and thoughtful-looking bird. It’s hardly surprising that the Ancient Egyptians worshipped an ibis-headed deity as the god of wisdom and magic: Thoth. Our candleholder friend is a jollier hue than the African Sacred Ibis, but no less wise and inquisitive…

He enjoys getting visitors, so welcome him into your home and make sure he gets plenty of guests to meet. Pink or red tapered candles could work well with this piece.

Candleholder Ibis Atlantis